A comparison of the sensitivities of detection of Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes by magnetic fractionation, thick blood film microscopy, and RT-PCR

BACKGROUND: The magnetic properties of Plasmodium-infected erythrocytes have been exploited for different clinical and research purposes. A recent study in a rural clinical setting in Papua New Guinea has demonstrated that Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte detection is facilitated by magnetic deposit...

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Autores principales: Karl, Stephan, Davis, Timothy ME, St-Pierre, Tim G
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2689255/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19432971
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-8-98

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2689255/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19432971
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-8-98

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